Indention device for typographical machines



March 20, 1928. 1,662,934

B. M. NEES ET AL INDENTION DEVICE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES Filed Sept.17. 1925 gwoudozs ,6. I7 [lies .9 'Z Bubollom Patented Mar. 20, 1928.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

BERNARD M. NEES, OF HYATTSVILLE,

AND Z RUBOTTOM, OF TAKOMA PARK,

MARYLAND.

INDENIION DEVICE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES,

Application filed September .17, 1925. Serial No. 56,989.

be positioned or set to suit varying measure-' ments.

The set-ting of the vise jaws in present practice is accomplished byplacing the proper matrices required for assembling a line upon asupport member which is positioned between a movable jaw and aslide rodstop, and then shifting the movable jaw to the required position. Thisis objectionable because in the absence of any form of retaining meansthe said matrices become disengaged through vibration and drop out,thereby causing a loss of time and labor necessary to reposition themovable jaw.

One of theobjects of this invention is to provide a simple means tosupport a number of matrices between a vise jaw and a slide rod stop ona standard typographical machine and to prevent them from falling outunder the conditions above mentioned.

Another object is to provide means for indenting a line or'slug wherebythe indention may be sawed off and an initial letter snugly fitted in.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating this invention and forming apart of this specification,

Figure 1 shows a fragmentary view having the devices afiixed to a partof a well known form of typographical machine of the present commercialform. Figure 2 is a plan view. Figure 3 is a perspective View.

Referring to the drawing In Figure 1, '10 designates a part of a 5 frameof a. standard typographical machine, I 11 is a vise jaw, and 12 is theslide rod stop of said machine. Affixed to the machine is a supportingdevice 18. In Figure 3, 14 designates a flange for holding matrices,etc., in place upon the graduated member16.

The ends 17 of the graduated member 16 are shown as bent around thecontiguous portionsof base 15 to retain said graduated member in place.V

In operating this device, the desired initial matter to be used in placeof the inden'tion is placed upon the support and securely held betweenthe vise jaw 11 and the slide rod stop 12, therebypreventing'thedislodgment of matrices or other characters as is now the case inpresent practice. I

I-Iaving described the invention what we claim is In a typographicalmachine, a device for forming indented type slugs by holding measuringmeans between the stop rod and movable vise jaw, the combination of avise frame base, provided with a measure support, comprising ahorizontal base, having -a retaining flange at one edge, and asupporting flange at the other edge provided with screw openings, saidsupport being devoid of obstructions at the ends so the stop rod of atypographical machine may move freely thereover, and securing meanspassing through'said supporting flange opening, into the base framescrew openings.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

BERNARD M. NEES. Z RUBOTTOM.

